pair-style-code-question

Greetings,

what is the intent of this bit-wise operation on the neighbor index “j &= NEIGHMASK;” ?

Greetings,

what is the intent of this bit-wise operation on the neighbor index "j &=
NEIGHMASK;" ?

to remove the bits that are added to the neighbor list index for
signaling 1-2, 1-3, or 1-4 neighbors.
without, your index would be *waaaay* out of bounds for any pair
involved in bonds.

axel.

I see, thanks.